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Empowering Latinas: UCLA LPPI Joins HOPE’s Latina Action Day to Advocate for Change in Sacramento

Miriam Torres Sanchez

On May 6, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) hosted its annual Latina Action Day in Sacramento. UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) staff, faculty experts and policy fellows were in attendance, joining over 300 Latinas from different professions and backgrounds at the state’s capital to advocate for policies impacting Latinas in education, economic…

Charlita: Kevin Kandamby on the AAPI Latino Experience and Its Growing Impact

Kevin Kandamby

The United States’ diverse population includes a vibrant and growing AAPI Latino community, yet their unique experiences and identities remain underrepresented in research and policy discussions. We had a Q&A with Kevin Kandamby, a Ph.D. student at UCLA and co-author of our AAPI Latinos brief, released last year, which sheds light on the diversity and…

Unaccompanied Children Are Under Attack, Again

Kristina McKibben and Tania Castillo, Community Justice Alliance

This blog is a submission by the Community Justice Alliance (CJA), a legal services nonprofit seeking to advance racial justice and immigrant rights in California’s Central Valley. Years after the public outcry over family separations, we are once again witnessing a resurgence of punitive tactics that endanger the safety and due process rights of tens…

Language Access Is A Matter of Life and Death: Cutting Translated Weather Alerts Puts Millions at Risk

Julia Silver

Earlier this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) halted the translation of its weather alerts and products into non-English languages due to the expiration of its contract with Lilt, an artificial intelligence translation service provider. The federal agency has provided no information about if or when it will resume offering translation services. This decision follows…

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